Paul Holmes, managing director of Wirtgen Ltd, talks about the company's customer-driven approach to meeting the demands of an increasingly competitive marketplace

One hundred percent increase in production set to support company in fulfilling new Aviva Stadium contract

Monk Plant Hire (MPH) are using a McCloskey modular washing system to turn C&D waste into clean sand and aggregate. Dan Gilkes went along to MHP’s site in Hockering, Norfolk, to find out more

Four years after installation, McLanahan’s Hydrosizer sand plant and Ultra Fines Recovery system continues to deliver premium-quality sands

Mineral Engineering Processes (MEP) explain why quality sand products require specialist process treatments

Tarmac install new 250 tonnes/h jet-pump transfer system at Eaton Hall Quarry

GSM’s Montfrin-Meynes Quarry, in France, overcame maintenance problems by upgrading its cyclone module pump to a double-adjustment system that increased wear life by a factor of three

How an independent sand and gravel extractor is leading the way with investment in intelligent plant to deliver measurable improvements in performance

JCB celebrate half a century of wheel loader production

Tarmac and biodiversity: a home-grown approach breeding sustainability and business benefits

Hanson outline the enormous benefits derived from working in partnership to create the award-winning Tice’s Meadow Nature Reserve and Biodiversity Trail

Aggregate Industries highlight the importance of collaboration with key stakeholders

John Salmon of Land & Mineral Management revisits Hills Quarry Products’ Shorncote Quarry in the Cotswold Water Park to see if the beneficial restoration impacts he helped promote many years ago have been achieved

Envireau Water’s Lee Clarke, principal hydrologist/hydrogeologist, and Rebecca Haw, hydrologist, outline the challenges involved in ensuring the largest quarry wetland-creation project in Europe delivers benefits for ecology and people

Rebecca Ann Haigh, asphalt manager with Total UK Ltd, assesses whether pushing the boundaries of this test can provide a better understanding of asphalt overlay behaviour, performance and design

Carl Robertus, technical director with Nynas, provides an insight into a potential new way of assessing the long-term durability of bitumen using a parameter known as ΔTc

Chepstow Plant International show that commitment and investment in employees delivers a more sustainable organization

The Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa celebrated reaching 50 years at this year's annual conference and exhibition held in Durban

Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens roll out the latest upgrade in their 2-Series product offering with the launch of the new QI442 impact crusher

Progress on the MPA’s high-consequence hazard strategy

Mark Russell, MPA executive director – planning, mineral resources & BMAPA, examines the factors that will shape the ability of marine-dredged sand and gravel to contribute to the wider demand for construction aggregates

How the marine aggregates industry helped the Maritime Archaeology Trust create a lasting legacy of information and learning resources for future generations

How the quarrying industry is developing the next generation of young talent and creating future leaders

A preview of some of the new plant, equipment and services at this year’s construction machinery show

BDS Marketing Research's latest report examines how the industry is performing

Managing director Sean Warburton talks to QM about the company's strategy

Conveyor belts perform an enormously important function in the quarrying industry. They are also a very significant overhead. Finding a belt that is genuinely durable and can handle the tough demands found within quarries but still be priced in line with standard belting might be regarded as seeking the Holy Grail. Until now it seems.

Continental conveyor belts are currently working flat out on mega-tunnel project in Stockholm

Martin Engineering provide key advice for optimizing belt cleaner tension for maximum performance and life

Bunting Magnetics discuss the detection and removal of tramp metal from conveyors

Dan Gilkes reports on the recent rapid growth and latest developments at Northern Ireland-based material-handling equipment manufacturers Telestack

Dust prediction as a basis for planning dust suppression in quarries and large earthworks – an example from Mountsorrel Quarry

Institute of Quarrying's latest study tour allows students to see theory being put into practice

New study shows slate by-product is cheaper than other aggregates for reinforced earth structures

Colin McCreadie, managing director of PODFather, believes site delivery strategies for the quarrying industry should focus on the smartphone and not paper-based documentation, to improve visibility

Driving change, raising standards, improving perceptions

While condition-monitoring (CM) systems are continuing to prove their value in industrial applications, many companies are still unsure how CM should fit into their Industry 4.0 strategy and the automated ‘lights-out’ factory, says Ian Pledger, service engineer at Schaeffler UK

First published in the March 2019 issue of Quarry Management 

ConSpare’s ‘Make it better’ approach to maintenance issues helps improve efficiency and boost production at Mansfield Brick

First published in the March 2019 issue of Quarry Management

First published in the March 2019 issue of Quarry Management 

Phil Mills, director of Oakley Aerial Surveys, has been investigating the ability of a small unmanned aircraft to gather accurate survey data in areas of standing water

The Bennie Group work with Stratian to deliver faster, safer and more accurate quarry audits

The latest suite of high-quality member resources and authoritative reference materials from the Institute of Quarrying

First published in the March 2019 issue of Quarry Management

With the world’s largest construction equipment exhibition opening its gates in Munich next month, QM takes a look at some of the latest plant, machinery and equipment that will be showcased at the triennial event

Ammann are marking a milestone anniversary by redoubling their efforts in the areas of technology and sustainability – two of the driving forces behind their first 150 years of success

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology install first of a kind stationary crushing and screening plant for the UK market